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Researchers create controllable, reconfigurable, 3D DNA structures

Posted Feb 06, 2008 at 08:08PM by Ceasar S. Listed in: Nanotechnology Tags: Germany, UK, nanotechnology, DNA, Oxford University
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Andrew Tuberfield of Oxford University, UK together with Russel Goodman, Mike Heilemann, Sören Doose, Christoph Erben, and Achillefs Kapanidis demonstrated how crafted DNA structures, called DNA tetrahedra for their obvious form, could be precisely controlled through the use of specific molecular signals. These structures can serve as building blocks for larger 3D structures, and they can be remotely reconfigured on command.

The tetrahedrons were formed through careful selection of DNA molecules so that they would form when mixed. The resulting four triangle faces stay in place by the aid of a base formed by four "struts." The struts can join the the structure by way of a "fuel" strand of DNA and can be removed just the same by way of an "anti-fuel" strand of DNA.

Researchers hope to create larger 3D objects using these minute building blocks, but this discovery is likely to spur a new line of research into remote-controlled DNA entities. Everything from medical science to computer science may benefit one way or the other from this find. The journal "Nature Nanotechnology" published in February 3, 2008 carries a more detailed report.

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   by Constantinecy - 2008-02-07
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Genetic engineering either love it or hate it...

   by tacopalypse - 2008-02-09
 » Genetic engineering is the future
eventually we'll be asking ourselves: what will the end product of evolution look like? because we'll be able to make it in a lab.



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